Aspen’s Snowmass resort in Colorado will have further improvements for guests next winter as its $2 billion dollar upgrade program continues its roll out.
A new high speed quad lift will replace the Sheer Bliss lift, taking nine minutes to ascend and carrying up to 2,000 people per hour. It will be realigned to provide easy access to the entire Big Burn and Sheer Bliss areas. This region of Snowmass encompasses nearly 285 hectares of spectacular terrain that is the most popular on the mountain.
In addition, a new full-service restaurant will open on the top of Sam’s Knob lift with fantastic views and food. It will be an ideal destination for skiers and snowboarders on the Snowmass Village side of the mountain.
The overall renewal of Snowmass has now seen on-mountain investment of more than $50 US million over just the past three years since the approval of the new base village project. The lift infrastructure of Snowmass has been dramatically overhauled, with two new gondolas and four new lifts to whisk skiers and riders to points all over the mountain,”
said David Perry, Senior VP, Mountain Division, Aspen Skiing Company.
Visitors to Snowmass will be able to visit the new base village this coming winter with nearly 100 new condominiums, five new restaurants and a dozen new shops. New restaurants include Junk, Liquid sky and the Sweet Life. Upon completion, the Snowmass Base Village will contain more than one million square feet of residential, hotel, restaurant, retail and conference space. Working in conjunction with Aspen Skiing Company, developer Related WestPac has invested more than a billion dollars in the transformation of the new Base Village.
In addition, Aspen Skiing Company will open a new restaurant, Sneaky’s Tavern, in the base village at Snowmass. The restaurant’s atmosphere will focus on Snowmass’ ranching heritage with a fun, hip and casual atmosphere. The restaurant will feature both indoor and outdoor bars, with a lively après scene. Sneaky’s will be open for lunch and dinner year-round, serving traditional American Bistro fare. Snowmass will open on November 27th.